Services

Operational leadership for the business you've built

Three tiers, one mission — take operations off your plate so you can focus on growth. Every engagement starts with a discovery call to confirm fit.

Starter
$2,500 /mo
Best for creator-led teams of 2–5 who have outgrown ad-hoc operations but don't yet need a full management layer.
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What's included

  • 5 hours/week dedicated ops leadership
  • Full operational audit in week 1 (processes, tools, team)
  • Project management system setup (Notion, Linear, or your stack)
  • Weekly ops review with action items
  • Tool audit — identify overlap, cut costs
  • Async availability for urgent questions
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Growth
$3,500 /mo
For scaling teams of 5–12 where freelancer coordination and process gaps are slowing you down.
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Everything in Starter, plus

  • Direct freelancer & contractor management
  • Standard Operating Procedures written and maintained
  • Monthly ops report — what shipped, what's at risk
  • Hiring support: role specs and interview coordination
  • Tool consolidation + integrations setup
  • Bi-weekly 1:1 with the founder
Scale
$5,000 /mo
For complex multi-workstream operations where you need fractional COO-level ownership, not just project management.
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Everything in Growth, plus

  • Vendor negotiation and relationship management
  • Full hiring process: sourcing, screening, onboarding
  • Quarterly business review with exec-level ops analysis
  • Cross-team project ownership (multiple workstreams)
  • Budget tracking and ops cost optimization
  • Direct Slack access — same-day response on critical items
At a Glance

What's included at each tier

Feature Starter
$2,500/mo		 Growth
$3,500/mo		 Scale
$5,000/mo
Dedicated weekly hours 5 hrs 8 hrs 12 hrs
Operational audit ✓ ✓ ✓
Project management setup ✓ ✓ ✓
Weekly ops review ✓ ✓ ✓
Freelancer management — ✓ ✓
SOPs written & maintained — ✓ ✓
Monthly ops reporting — ✓ ✓
Vendor negotiation — — ✓
Quarterly business review — — ✓
Hiring support (full cycle) — — ✓
Questions

What people want to know first

How is ChiefLayer different from hiring a VA or project manager?

A VA executes tasks. A project manager tracks deliverables. ChiefLayer owns outcomes — we're accountable to the business goals, not a task list. We make the calls your VA can't and your PM won't.

Is this a contract or a subscription?

Monthly retainer, no long-term contract. We earn your continued business by delivering results. Cancel with 30 days notice. We find that clients who join planning to "try it for a month" end up on 12+ month engagements — but that's their choice to make.

What tools do you work with?

Everything. We're stack-agnostic. Notion, Linear, Asana, ClickUp, Slack, Discord, Google Workspace, HubSpot — wherever your team already works. We meet you there, not the other way around.

How long until I see results?

Week 1 is the audit and onboarding. Weeks 2–4 are system setup. By the end of month 1, you'll have documented processes, a running project system, and actual ops capacity off your plate. Real compounding happens months 2–3.

What size of business is this right for?

Creator-led businesses doing $500K to $5M in annual revenue, with 2–20 people (employees + regular contractors). Too early and you don't need ops leadership yet. Too large and you need a full-time hire.

Ready to take ops off your plate?

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